“…Organic compounds having 2-oxindole as a part of their structural units have been found to possess numerous biological activities such as antileishmanial, antitubercular, antimicrobial, antiviral, α-glucosidase inhibitory, tyrosinase inhibitory, antioxidative, antirheumatoid arthritis, intraocular pressure reducing, and PAK4 inhibitory activities. , Consequently several synthetic methods were developed to access 3-functionalized 2-oxindoles . In particular, 2-oxo-3-aminoindoline-3-carboxylates were synthesized from isatin-derived ketimines, acid-promoted cyclization of α-imino- N -arylamides, amination of 3-chloro-2-oxoindoline-3-carboxylate, and cross-dehydrogenative coupling . In continuation of our work toward the development of novel organic transformations, herein we report an unprecedented five-component condensation reaction of isatin, malononitrile, piperidine, alcohols, and molecular oxygen to yield 3-functionalized 2-oxindoles.…”